nala-search(8)

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version 0.16.0 · 3 versions
, in debian trixie, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 nala-search — bestie's guide to finding packages 💖

okay so this is the nala-search(8) page from the Nala User Manual, and we're about to become so good at searching for packages. no cap.

✨ NAME ✨

nala-search — Search package names and descriptions 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

nala search [--options] REGEX ...

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

So like, this searches package names and descriptions using a word, a regex, or a glob. 💅

By default, search will only use regex. That's the default vibe.

But if you start your query with g/, search will only Glob instead. iconic.

⚠️ Note: You may need to quote the pattern so the shell doesn't glob first. don't let your shell steal the show, bestie 😭

🌸 Examples 🌸

Glob that will match nala and anything text after it:

sudo nala search "g/nala*"

A question mark in a glob will match any single character:

sudo nala search "g/na?a"

This would match nala or even nada. the range?? immaculate. ✨

Regex works similar to globbing but is much more powerful. lowkey a glow-up fr fr.

For more information on Glob and Regex pattern matching:

man glob.7
man regex.7

✨ OPTIONS ✨

  • --full — Print the full description of each package. the whole thing, no gatekeeping 🫶
  • -n, --names — Search only package names. This is faster than searching names and descriptions. speed. 🏃‍♀️💨
  • -i, --installed — List only packages that are installed.
  • -N, --nala-installed — List only packages explicitly installed with nala. nala's own hand-picked faves 💅
  • -u, --upgradable — List only packages that are upgradable.
  • -a, --all-versions — Show all versions of a package. every era. ⭐
  • -A, --all-arches — Show all architectures of a package.
  • -V, --virtual — List only virtual packages. they're giving ghost energy 👻
  • --debug — Print helpful information for solving issues. If you're submitting a bug report, try running the command again with --debug and providing the output to the devs — it may be helpful. 🐛 devs will literally love you for this.
  • -v, --verbose — Disable scrolling text and print extra information. more words, more lore 📖
  • -h, --help — Shows this man page. hi bestie 👋

Copyright (C) 2021, 2022 Blake Lee

and that's the whole page, you ate that 💖 This was nala-search(8) from version 0.16.0, dated 21 Apr 2025. go forth and search, main character 🦋✨🎀

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